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OpenClaw 2026.3.13-1 release

The recovery release that fixes the broken 2026.3.13 release path and tightens a lot of small operational edges.

OpenClaw 2026.3.13-1 exists because GitHub immutable releases meant the project could not reuse the original v2026.3.13 tag after publication. The npm version stays at 2026.3.13. The -1 suffix is only for the Git tag and GitHub release. That detail matters if you monitor tags, releases, and package versions separately.

Recovery release Telegram transport fix Docker timezone support Config validation improvements

Why this release matters

It is a small release on paper, but it is a very operator-heavy one.

Release watchers need the suffix context

If you rely on GitHub releases to trigger internal monitoring, v2026.3.13-1 can look like a new version rather than a recovery tag. This page makes the distinction explicit so dashboards and changelog feeds do not create bad assumptions.

Security and transport behavior changed

The release threads Telegram media transport policy into SSRF handling and includes a Docker build-context fix to prevent gateway token leaks. Those are exactly the kinds of changes operators want surfaced quickly.

Reliability got a lot of edge-case cleanup

Session reset continuity, auth handling, case-insensitive mount behavior, config validation, and UI fixes all reduce quiet failure modes that are easy to miss until production gets weird.

Top changes worth tracking

Five changes that are more important than the release size suggests.

Recovery tag clarity

The project explicitly states this release exists to recover the broken v2026.3.13 tag and release path. Package versioning does not change. That matters for alert rules and release-monitoring pipelines.

Telegram media transport policy into SSRF

Telegram transport policy now flows into SSRF behavior, making this release relevant for teams exposing media fetch workflows or integrating external content through chat channels.

Docker timezone support

Docker adds OPENCLAW_TZ support. That is a practical quality-of-life fix for cron behavior, timestamp interpretation, and regional operational visibility.

Config schema coverage improved

The release adds missing validation for agents.list[].params and restores web fetch firecrawl config in the runtime schema. That reduces invisible misconfiguration risk.

Compaction and continuity fixes

Compaction sanity checks now use full-session token counts, and persona/language continuity was preserved better in summaries. That matters for long-running assistants where drift is expensive.

What operators should do

Use this release as a trigger to tighten your monitoring model.

Release monitoring

  • Track Git tags and npm versions as separate signals
  • Annotate recovery releases instead of treating them like feature launches
  • Keep changelog pages linked from release-monitoring dashboards

Security watchpoints

  • Review Telegram media-fetch paths and SSRF assumptions
  • Audit Docker build contexts for credential leakage risk
  • Confirm channel schemas still match your runtime config

Ops and cost watchpoints

  • Validate timezone-sensitive cron or reporting workflows
  • Retest session reset and compaction-heavy assistant flows
  • Watch for spend or token anomalies after compaction behavior changes

Conversion angle

If you care about recovery tags, you probably care about alerting before confusion spreads.

This is exactly the type of release that justifies a dedicated monitoring layer: GitHub release anomalies, package/version mismatch context, security-adjacent fixes, and quiet operational improvements are hard to track manually once teams depend on OpenClaw.

Release monitoring Cost tracking Dashboard

Good alert candidates from this release

  • Recovery or reissued tags on GitHub releases
  • Security-significant fixes inside patch releases
  • Docker/runtime config validation changes
  • Timezone-sensitive behavior changes for operators